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Title 10
Subtitle A
Part II
Chapter 47
Subchapter X
§ 931g. Art. 131g. Wrongful inte...
§ 933. Art. 133. Conduct unbecom...
§ 931g. Art. 131g. Wrongful inte...
§ 933. Art. 133. Conduct unbecom...
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Notes
§ 932.
Art. 132. Retaliation
(a)
In General
.—
Any person subject to this chapter who, with the intent to retaliate against any person for reporting or planning to report a criminal offense, or making or planning to make a protected communication, or with the intent to discourage any person from reporting a criminal offense or making or planning to make a protected communication—
(1)
wrongfully takes or threatens to take an adverse personnel action against any person; or
(2)
wrongfully withholds or threatens to withhold a favorable personnel action with respect to any person;
shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
(b)
Definitions
.—
In this section:
(1)
The term “protected communication” means the following:
(A)
A lawful communication to a Member of Congress or an Inspector General.
(B)
A communication to a covered individual or organization in which a member of the armed forces complains of, or discloses information that the member reasonably believes constitutes evidence of, any of the following:
(i)
A violation of law or regulation, including a law or regulation prohibiting sexual harassment or unlawful discrimination.
(ii)
Gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.
(2)
The term “Inspector General” has the meaning given that term in
section 1034(j) of this title
.
(3)
The term “covered individual or organization” means any recipient of a communication specified in clauses (i) through (v) of
section 1034(b)(1)(B) of this title
.
(4)
The term “unlawful discrimination” means discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
(Added
Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LX, § 5450
,
Dec. 23, 2016
,
130 Stat. 2957
; amended
Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, § 1081(c)(1)(Q)
,
Dec. 12, 2017
,
131 Stat. 1599
.)
cite as:
10 USC 932
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